9:54 PM,
Jul. 28, 2013

U.S. player Brek Shea (23) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against Panama on Sunday in the Gold Cup final.

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Landon Donovan entered the Gold Cup with uncertainty about his future with the U.S. men's national team.

He ended it in the best way possible: with arms outstretched and screaming in joy before raising the championship trophy Sunday at Soldier Field.

On an afternoon in which the United States played without the leadership of coach Jurgen Klinsmann and the playmaking abilities of Stuart Holden, Donovan put a resounding exclamation on the Gold Cup tournament. His dummy move created the Americans' only goal as they held off Panama 1-0 to earn the title for the first time since 2007. ...